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The Colin McEnroe Show

Connecticut Public Radio

The Colin McEnroe Show is public radio’s most eclectic, eccentric weekday program. The best way to understand us is through the subjects we tackle: Neanderthals, tambourines, handshakes, the Iliad, snacks, ringtones, punk rock, Occam’s razor, Rasputin, houseflies, zippers. Are you sensing a pattern? If so, you should probably be in treatment. On Fridays, we try to stop thinking about what kind of ringtones Neanderthals would want to have and convene a panel called The Nose for an informal roundtable

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‘To The Hobbits’: Celebrating ‘The Lord Of The Rings’

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2021/08/12

It has been almost 20 years since the The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring movie was released. This hour, a look back at the The Lord of the Rings books and movies and their impact. GUESTS: John Garth - Author of The Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Places that Inspired Middle-earth and Tolkien and the Great War, among other books Susana Polo - Entertainment editor for Polygon Molly Ostertag - Graphic novelist, TV writer, and author of the article “Queer Readings of the Lord of the

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The Semiotics of Cigarettes, Sexy Shoes, and Some...

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2021/08/11

Semiotics is the study of sign process, which is to say: it’s the science of the search for meaning. And then, part of the underlying premise of semiotics — which just happens to be part of the underlying premise ofThe Colin McEnroe Show, itself — is that there’s meaning… everywhere. Why do people smoke cigarettes even though everyone knows they’re terribly harmful? Why do women wear terribly uncomfortable high-heeled shoes? Could it simply be because those

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A Failed Star Dubbed ‘The Accident,’ The Rise And...

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2021/08/10

It’s a magazine show — which is to say, it’s a show covering a number of disparate topics linked only by the fact that we’ve decided to cover them together. This hour, the too-big-to-be-a-planet, too-small-to-be-a-proper-star celestial bodydubbed ‘The Accident.’ And: A look at the overwhelming hype, and precipitous fall (pardon the pun)of the Segway. Plus:squirrel parkour. GUESTS: Steve Kemper- The author of several books, includingReinventing the Wheel: A Story

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We Take Your Calls: The Delta Variant

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2021/08/09

As compared to two weeks ago, new COVID case counts are up 112%, hospitalizations are up 90%, and deaths are up 92%. This would seem to be driven by the extra-contagious delta variant and a population that’s just 50% fully vaccinated. And so: What do we need to change about ourselves? And what do we want government to change for us? Do we need to get off the honor system? Give us a call during the 1 p.m. EDT hour: 860-275-7266, or join the conversation onFacebookandTwitter. Cat Pastor

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The Nose Booked The Pineapple Suite: Ashton Kutcher’s...

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2021/08/06

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis havepublicly admitted that they rarely bathe. Kutcher, in fact, went as far as to say he washes his “armpits and my crotch daily and nothing else ever.” This all makes me incredibly uncomfortable, but it turns out that maybe not everyone feels that way. And: A look at the etiquette of the text tapback, assaluted in this week’sNew York Times Magazine. And finally:The White Lotusis a six-part miniseries currently running on HBO. It follows the staff and

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The Return Of The Music Mavens

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2021/08/05

The Three Music Musketeers return! Are you bored with your playlist? We’ve reunited our trio of music mavens — novelist Wally Lamb, critic Eric Danton, and not-killed-by-video radio star Joan Holliday — to freshen up your music choices with great recommendations. Warning: This program includes banter. The songs in this show include some or all of these ones: “I NEED YOU” by Jon Batiste “Pigeons” by Bill Callahan “Brando” by Lucy

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Hunting For Treasure

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2021/08/04

Treasure hunts are prolific across literature, film, and history. This hour we talk about treasure hunts, including what happens when you drop one in the present day. GUESTS: Dan Barbarisi- Author ofChasing The Thrill: Obsession, Death and Glory In America’s Most Extraordinary Treasure Hunt Marcellus Cadd- Writes the blogGeocaching While Black Join the conversation onFacebookandTwitter. Colin McEnroe, Jonathan McNicol, and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.Support the show:

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How Soon Is Too Soon? (And Other Classic Questions...

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2021/08/03

humor = tragedy + time OK, but then the logical next question is: How much time? If it’s OK, at this point, to joke about, say,The Spanish Inquisition… what about, for instance,the Holocaust? OrAIDS?September 11th? TheMeToo movement? …The delta variant? There’s a line there somewhere, right? Or are some topics just never going to be funny? GUESTS: Mike Bent- Teaches writing in the Comedic Arts program at Emerson College, and he’s a performing comedian and

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We Take Your Calls: Trying To Get Comfortable With...

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2021/08/02

This hour, a conversation not exactly about the recent anti-CRT hysteria on the right and not exactly about extreme wokeness on the left, but about how we talk and write and think and teach so that we acknowledge the wrongs of the past and how they show up in the present. Without driving each other nuts. Give us a call during the 1 p.m. EDT hour: 860-275-7266, or join the conversation onFacebookandTwitter.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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The Nose Watches ‘Schmigadoon!’ And ‘Summer of Soul’

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2021/07/30

Schmigadoon!is a musical comedy series on Apple TV+ starring Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key. In it, the couple gets stuck in a musical town, and can’t leave until they find true love. Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s documentarySummer of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised), on Hulu, is about The Harlem Cultural Festival, which occurred over six weeks in the summer of 1969, and featured artists like Stevie Wonder and Nina Simone. GUESTS: Taneisha

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Taking Your Calls: Simone Biles, House Select...

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2021/07/29

This hour, we take your calls about Olympian Simone Biles. She withdrew from competition on Tuesday to focus on her mental health, just weeks after tennis star Naomi Osaka also stepped back due to mental health struggles. And we want your reaction to the House selection committee hearing on the January 6th Capitol attack, happening this week.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Profiling Criminal Profilers

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2021/07/28

Criminal Minds.MindhunterandManhunt.CrackerandProfiler. Nearly the whole of the Hannibal Lecter universe:Manhunter,The Silence of the Lambs,Hannibal(the movie and the TV series),Red Dragon… It goes on. It seems we’re fascinated by forensic psychology, by mindhunting, by criminal profiling. This hour, we look at three different criminal profilers: James Brussel, the psychologist who helped catch the Mad Bomber of New York in 1957; James Fitzgerald, the forensic linguist who caught the

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An Ode To Obituaries And Obituarists

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2021/07/27

On the one hand, obituaries are an amalgam of a bunch of different kinds of journalism: they’re feature stories, they’re profile pieces, they cover history, and they’re hard news too. On the other hand, the subject is always… dead. This hour, a look at the art of obituaries and obituarists. GUESTS: Kate Cimini- A reporter forThe Salinas CalifornianandCalMatters Vanessa Gould- Produced and directed the documentaryObit. Heather Lende- Obituarist for theChilkat Valley Newsin

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Do The 2020 Olympics Deserve A Medal?

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2021/07/26

The 2020 Olympics began late last week in Tokyo, Japan. This hour: we look back at the opening weekend, and ahead at the rest of the games. GUESTS: Ben Waterworth- Australian journalist and radio host, and host of many podcasts, including "Off The Podium," a podcast about the Olympics Rebecca Schuman- Writer who is covering Olympic gymnastics forSlate Emily VanDerWerff- Critic at Large forVox Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Nose Does Weird Deer [Stuff]: Deepfaked Bourdain,...

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2021/07/23

The disclosure that a new documentary about Anthony Bourdain uses an artificial intelligence-generated version of his voice for three lines of its dialogue has raised a number of questions of ethics.Are documentaries journalism in the first place? And:A profile of the Black Rifle Coffee Company inThe New York Times Magazinehas started some new conversations about consumption as political spectacle and more. And finally, this paragraph will take a bit of a turn at the end:Sweet Toothis a

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The Multiplicity Of The Multiverse

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2021/07/22

There’sa theory that ours isn’t the only universe. That there are, actually, infinitely many universes. That there are, then, infinitely many yous. That there are infinitely many different yous reading infinitely many different versions of this show synopsis. That there are infinitely many universes that don’t even bother to include you. Or this show synopsis. Or even reading. Also, there’sa theory that The Berenstain Bears prove the theory that ours isn’t the only

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A Meeting To Talk About Meetings

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2021/07/21

For many, meetings at work can feel like they get in the way of actual work. This hour, we talk about the history of meetings, why we meet, and how to meet better. Plus, how our meeting culture might change due to the pandemic. GUESTS: Liana Kreamer- PhD Student in Organizational Science at the University of North Carolina Caitlin Rosenthal- Associate Professor of History at the University of California Berkeley Rachel Sugar- Staff writer forGrubstreet Support the show:

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We Take Your Calls

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2021/07/20

How far would you go? How far would you go, for instance, to convince people to get vaccinated? Vaccination is, in a way, a test run. It’s a test run for some of the other big challenges we face. Like, for instance, climate change. How far would you go? Give us a call during the 1 p.m. EDT hour at 860-275-7266, or join the conversation onFacebookandTwitter. Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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The Exodus Of Young Evangelicals, The COVID Vaccine...

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2021/07/19

For decades, Christian evangelicals were the fastest-growing religious group in this country. Now,some young evangelicals are abandoning the faith. And: There’s a new competitive edge in pro sports —the COVID vaccines. And finally: Tomorrow, July 20,Wally Funk will become the oldest person ever to fly to space. So today, our conversation with Funk on her last day as a non-astronaut. GUESTS: Wally Funk- An American aviator with nearly 20,000 flight hours and a former member of the

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The Nose Needs A Wet Paper Towel: ‘Black Widow’ And...

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2021/07/16

Black Widowis the 24th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It is the ninth, and final, one to feature Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff, and it’s the first film in Phase Four of the M.C.U. I don’t know what a lot of that stuff means, butBlack Widowhas already set a number of pandemic box office records. It has grossed more than $200 million worldwide so far. And:I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinsonis Robinson’s Netflix sketch comedy series. Its six second season

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